 2021 Silverstone Race 3
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 The Silverstone Circuit in 2021 | ||
| Race Information | ||
| Date | 18 July 2021 | |
| No. | 105 (12 of 2021) | |
| Event | Formula 1 Rolex British Grand Prix 2021
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| Location | Silverstone Circuit Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK | |
| Format | 170 km / 60 min (Feature Race) | |
| Lap length | 5.891 km (3.660 mi) | |
| Distance | 29 laps / 170.839 km (106.154 mi) | |
| Qualifying Result | ||
| Pole Sitter |  Oscar Piastri
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| Team |  Prema Racing
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| Time | 1:39.854 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Jehan Daruvala
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| Team | Carlin
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| Time | 1:42.767 on lap 27 | |
| Race Result | ||
| First | Second | Third |
 Guanyu Zhou
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Dan Ticktum
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Oscar Piastri
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| Winner Team | UNI-Virtuosi Racing
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| Time | 51:07.552 | |
| Race Guide | ||
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The 2021 Silverstone Formula 2 Race 3, otherwise known as the 2021 Silverstone Feature Race, was the twelfth race of the 2021 FIA Formula 2 Championship, staged at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, Northamptonshire, UK, on 18 July 2021.[1] The race would see Guanyu Zhou claim his second victory of the campaign to re-establish his bid for the Championship, having grabbed the initiative at the start.[2]
Oscar Piastri would start the race from pole position, the Australian racer having claimed the spot with a stunning effort early on into qualifying.[3] His pole bid had been aided by an accident for teammate Robert Shwartzman, which had brought out a session ending red flag, as Zhou and Richard Verschoor just got their times in before the #1 Prema threw itself into the gravel at Stowe.[3]
With temperatures hovering midway between the extremes of the two Sprint Races it was Zhou who reacted best at the start, the Chinese racer surging ahead of Piastri to claim the lead.[2] Ticktum would also get a half look at the inside of the #2 Prema before Piastri swept across the secure second behind Zhou, the Brit having beaten Verschoor off the grid to claim third.[2]
The opening lap proved largely uneventful, with the drivers on the mediums quickly focusing on tyre preservation knowing that they would have to make it to lap seven to stand any chance of completing the race on one stop.[2] Indeed, Shwartzman, who had jumped Théo Pourchaire at the start, was the first to begin complaining about blistering as the track temperature climbed during the race, and was asking Prema to pit at the first opportunity.[2]
The Russian pilot duly swept in on lap seven, following in the footsteps of Ticktum who came in to try and undercut Piastri.[2] Piastri was in on the following tour, himself trying to get the undercut on Zhou, although on cold tyres the Australian racer was powerless to prevent Ticktum sweeping past when he rejoined.[2]
A lap later and Zhou led the rest of the drivers on mediums in to complete their stops, with the Chinese racer resuming still in control of the race, three seconds clear of Ticktum.[2] Verschoor held out for another couple of laps before making his stop, rejoining in fourth, while Jüri Vips assumed control as the leading driver on the alternate strategy.[2]
There would be some brief hope of a fight for second when Ticktum and Piastri came across the drivers on the alternate strategy, although Ticktum was able to keep the Australian racer at bay.[2] Furthermore, once the alternate drivers stopped the #5 Carlin would simply ease away from the #2 Prema, with Piastri instead falling into the sights of Verschoor as the race wore on.[2]
Their duel would rage to the chequered flag, with Piastri making some aggressive moves to fend off the #11 MP Motorsport pilot, particularly on the penultimate tour.[2] Piastri would ultimately hold on to third as they trailed Zhou and Ticktum across the line, the Chinese ace having kept Ticktum four seconds behind.[2] Behind the fight for third would be Shwartzman, Felipe Drugovich and a charging Vips, Pourchaire claimed eighth ahead of Lirim Zendeli, while Jehan Daruvala set the fastest lap en-route to claiming the final point in tenth.[2]
Background[]
There were no changes made to the Silverstone Circuit overnight after the Second Sprint Race, with the teams able to maintain their cars overnight and repair the damage from Saturday's two races.[1] Likewise, there were be no changes to the entry list for the third and final F2 race of the weekend, which was also to be the last in F2 until September.[1]
Piastri's Pull[]
Oscar Piastri had moved back to the top of the Championship as Saturday's running at Silverstone came to an end, with the Australian racer having the opportunity to extend his lead having already secured pole for the Feature Race. Robert Shwartzman, meanwhile, had slipped eight points behind after his non-score as he dropped to second, while Jüri Vips had climbed to third. Guanyu Zhou was next up ahead of Dan Ticktum, with no new drivers having added their names to scorers list.
In the Teams' Championship Prema Racing had continued to make their bid to break clear, with the Italian entry some 33 points clear at the head of the pack. Hitech Grand Prix had, however, managed to keep pace in second, having matched Prema's score in the Second Silverstone Sprint, while UNI-Virtuosi had lost ground in third. Carlin were next up in fourth ahead of ART Grand Prix, while MP Motorsport had gained two spots as the day's biggest climbers.
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2021 Silverstone Feature Race is displayed below:
- * Placeholder liveries are show for the second drivers in each team.
Practice[]
Qualifying[]
Qualifying used the well established format for the FIA Formula 2 Championship, with a thirty minute session on Friday afternoon ahead of the Feature Race on Saturday.[3] All 22 drivers would venture onto the circuit during the session, and were allowed to complete as many laps as they could to set their qualifying time.[3] There was also a free choice of tyres, although drivers could not exceed their allocation of either compound of Pirelli tyres.[3]
Report[]
Results[]
The final qualifying result for the 2021 Silverstone Feature Race are outlined below:
| 2021 Silverstone Feature Race Qualifying Result | |||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Time | Gap | Ave. Speed | Grid |
| 1st | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing
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1:39.854 | — | 212.386 km/h | 1 |
| 2nd | 3 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi
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1:40.075 | +0.221s | 211.917 km/h | 2 |
| 3rd | 11 |  Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport
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1:40.259 | +0.405s | 211.528 km/h | 3 |
| 4th | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin
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1:40.408 | +0.554s | 211.214 km/h | 4 |
| 5th | 10 |  Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix
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1:40.419 | +0.565s | 211.191 km/h | 5 |
| 6th | 4 |  Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi
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1:40.451 | +0.597s | 211.123 km/h | 6 |
| 7th | 1 |  Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing
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1:40.452 | +0.598s | 211.121 km/h | 7 |
| 8th | 16 |  Roy Nissany
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DAMS
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1:40.486 | +0.632s | 211.050 km/h | 8 |
| 9th | 8 |  Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix
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1:40.491 | +0.637s | 211.039 km/h | 9 |
| 10th | 9 |  Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix
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1:40.556 | +0.702s | 210.903 km/h | 10 |
| 11th | 7 |  Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix
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1:40.679 | +0.825s | 210.645 km/h | 11 |
| 12th | 6 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin
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1:40.683 | +0.829s | 210.637 km/h | 12 |
| 13th | 12 |  Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport
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1:40.772 | +0.918s | 210.451 km/h | 13 |
| 14th | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS
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1:40.895 | +1.041s | 210.194 km/h | 14 |
| 15th | 21 |  Ralph Boschung
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 Campos Racing
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1:40.915 | +1.061s | 210.153 km/h | 15 |
| 16th | 20 | Matteo Nannini
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Campos Racing
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1:41.050 | +1.196s | 209.872 km/h | 16 |
| 17th | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident
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1:41.185 | +1.331s | 209.592 km/h | 17 |
| 18th | 14 | David Beckmann
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 Charouz Racing System
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1:41.295 | +1.441s | 209.364 km/h | 18 |
| 19th | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab
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1:41.306 | +1.452s | 209.341 km/h | 19 |
| 20th | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System
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1:41.758 | +1.904s | 208.412 km/h | 20 |
| 21st | 25 |  Marino Sato
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Trident
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1:41.790 | +1.936s | 208.346 km/h | 21 |
| 22nd | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab
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1:43.734 | +3.880s | 204.442 km/h | 22 |
| 107% Time: 1:46.843[5] | |||||||
| Source:[5] | |||||||
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
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| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Oscar Piastri | 2 | |
| ______________ | Guanyu Zhou | |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Richard Verschoor | 4 | |
| ______________ | Dan Ticktum | |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Théo Pourchaire | 6 | |
| ______________ | Felipe Drugovich | |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Robert Shwartzman | 8 | |
| ______________ | Roy Nissany | |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Jüri Vips | 10 | |
| ______________ | Christian Lundgaard | |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Liam Lawson | 12 | |
| ______________ | Jehan Daruvala | |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Lirim Zendeli | 14 | |
| ______________ | Marcus Armstrong | |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| Ralph Boschung | 16 | |
| ______________ | Matteo Nannini | |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Bent Viscaal | 18 | |
| ______________ | David Beckmann | |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Jack Aitken | 20 | |
| ______________ | Guilherme Samaia | |
| Row 11 | 21 | ______________ |
| Marino Sato | 22 | |
| ______________ | Alessio Deledda |
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The final classification of the 2021 Silverstone Feature Race is displayed below:
| 2021 Silverstone Feature Race Race Result | ||||||||
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| Pos. | No. | Name | Team | Laps | Race Time | Strat. | Fastest lap | Pts. |
| 1st | 3 | Guanyu Zhou
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UNI-Virtuosi
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29 | 51:07.552 |  -
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1:43.468 | 25 |
| 2nd | 5 | Dan Ticktum
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Carlin
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29 | +3.828s | -
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1:43.547 | 18 |
| 3rd | 2 | Oscar Piastri
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Prema Racing
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29 | +19.342s | -
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1:44.046 | 19 |
| 4th | 11 | Richard Verschoor
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MP Motorsport
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29 | +20.128s | -
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1:44.267 | 12 |
| 5th | 1 | Robert Shwartzman
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Prema Racing
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29 | +24.775s | -
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1:44.162 | 10 |
| 6th | 4 | Felipe Drugovich
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UNI-Virtuosi
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29 | +25.469s | -
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1:44.373 | 8 |
| 7th | 8 | Jüri Vips
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Hitech Grand Prix
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29 | +25.836s | -
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1:43.303 | 6 |
| 8th | 10 | Théo Pourchaire
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ART Grand Prix
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29 | +26.651s | -
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1:44.416 | 4 |
| 9th | 12 | Lirim Zendeli
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MP Motorsport
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29 | +27.421s | -
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1:43.564 | 2 |
| 10th | 6 | Jehan Daruvala
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Carlin
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29 | +27.677s | -
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1:42.767 | 3 |
| 11th | 7 | Liam Lawson
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Hitech Grand Prix
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29 | +39.951s | -
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1:44.799 | |
| 12th | 17 | Marcus Armstrong
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DAMS
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29 | +40.516s | -
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1:44.557 | |
| 13th | 24 | Bent Viscaal
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Trident
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29 | +44.372s | -
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1:44.567 | |
| 14th | 21 | Ralph Boschung
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Campos Racing
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29 | +47.641s | -
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1:45.134 | |
| 15th | 14 | David Beckmann
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Charouz Racing System
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29 | +47.812s | -
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1:44.590 | |
| 16th | 16 | Roy Nissany
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DAMS
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29 | +49.492s | -
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1:44.399 | |
| 17th | 22 | Jack Aitken
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HWA Racelab
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29 | +51.977s | -
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1:44.803 | |
| 18th | 20 | Matteo Nannini
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Campos Racing
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29 | +52.326s | -
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1:43.189 | |
| 19th | 25 | Marino Sato
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Trident
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29 | +53.708s | -
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1:43.924 | |
| 20th | 15 | Guilherme Samaia
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Charouz Racing System
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29 | +1:02.605 | -
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1:45.533 | |
| 21st | 9 | Christian Lundgaard
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ART Grand Prix
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29 | +1:30.203 | -
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1:44.142 | |
| 22nd | 23 | Alessio Deledda
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HWA Racelab
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28 | +1 Lap | -
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1:46.002 | |
| Source:[5] | ||||||||
- Bold indicates a driver started from pole.
- Italics indicate that a driver set fastest lap.
Milestones[]
- Fourth victory for Guanyu Zhou.
- UNI-Virtuosi Racing claimed their eleventh win.
- Fifth podium for Oscar Piastri.
Standings[]
Oscar Piastri had retained the lead in the Championship heading into the de facto summer break, the Australian racer having claimed 108 points in the first half of the campaign. Guanyu Zhou was his closest challenger in second, five off the lead at the halfway mark, while Robert Shwartzman was seventeen off the lead in third. Dan Ticktum and Jüri Vips completed the half-time top five, with nineteen of the twenty-three drivers to have entered a race in 2021 having scored in the first twelve races.
In the Teams' Championship Prema Racing hit halftime with 199 points to their credit, the Italian squad having secured three victories through Piastri and Shwartzman's efforts. UNI-Virtuosi were in second, having moved up from third at the Silverstone round, while Carlin were in third, 54 behind the leaders. Hitech Grand Prix were next up ahead of ART Grand Prix, while HWA Racelab had remained at the foot of the table with just one solitary point.
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References[]
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References:
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 'FIA Formula 2 Championship 2021 season provisional calendar announced', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 10/11/2020), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/1lFF2lrhzJbOeFTnd2hPE4/fia-formula-2-championship-2021-season-provisional-calendar-announced, (Accessed 11/11/2020)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 'FEATURE RACE: Fast-starting Zhou scores third win of the season at Silverstone', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 18/07/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/qqfhu0KOmZYI7LsQbx2S4/feature-race-fast-starting-zhou-scores-third-win-of-the-season-at, (Accessed 29/03/2022)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 'QUALIFYING: Piastri dominates in Silverstone to take maiden pole', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 16/07/2021), https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/6TGiSQygPYCRM0arL1hwEM/qualifying-piastri-dominates-in-silverstone-to-take-maiden-pole, (Accessed 27/03/2022)
- ↑ Archived, 'Teams and Drivers', fiaformula2.com, (FIA Formula 2, 2021), https://web.archive.org/web/20210816222954/https://www.fiaformula2.com/Teams-and-Drivers, (Accessed 27/03/2022) - Original
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